Magazine-pistol



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lIVIAGAZINE PISTOL.

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AieN'r MAGAZINE-PISTOL.'

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N'o. 597,588, dated January18, 1898. I Application filed April l, 1897.. Serial No. 630,203. (Nomodel.)

T0 @ZZ wwntit may concern:-

Be it known that I, AUGUsrNYGREN, of Elizabeth', in the county of OtterTail and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Firearms, of which the following is a full, clear, and eXactdeseription.

The object oi"4 my invention is to provide a pistol which may be carriedabout the person with little danger of detection and which may be 'heldmore steady than the ordiuarypistol when ring; and another' object ofthe inven- 'tion is to construct a pistol which is particularly adaptedfor use by bieyclists, pedestrians, and other persons having theirgarments iitted somewhat tightly to the body.

Another object of the invention is to construct a repeating pistol whichwill be flat and wherein two barrels will be provided, one beingprovided for the egress of the ball, the other carrying the boltmechanism, and to lo` cate the trigger between the two barrels.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple and compact feeddevice which will present a cartridge each time that the trigger ispulled and released, thus preparing the barrel for a second discharge.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth,

claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification,

in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the figures.

Figure l is?u side elevationvof the improved pistol, the slidehavingbeen removed Afrom cartridge carrier or block just one of its sides,showing the cartridge-charm ber in position to present the firstcartridge carried thereby to the firing-barrel. Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe pistol. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the pistol with theparts in the position shown in Fig. l. Fig. il. is a view similar toFig. 3, illustrating the bolt as about to strike the ilrh'ig-pin. Fi 5is a view similar to that shown in Fig. the position of the parts afteriii-ing and the about to shift its position. Fig. 6 is a side view ofthe improved pistol, the slide being removed and showing the cartridgeblock or carrier as in 1, illustrating position to present' the lastAcartridge carried to the barrel. Fig. 7 is a section taken on the line7 7 of` Fig. 4.; and Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8 8 of Fig. ,6,showing the eartridge carrier r block in dotted 'lines partly removedfrom the pistol.

The frame of the pistoleonsists of a grip or handle sectionA and twobarrels B and C, both barrels being in communication with a chamber l1,foi-med in the grip or handle section A. One barrel is below the other,and the uppermost barrel sustains suoli relation to the top edge or bodyof the grip-section that it may be used for sighting purposes.

The chamber 11 is provided with a side rib 12 near each face ofthehandle or grip seetion, and upon these ribs the cartridge-carrier orcartridge-block 13 is held to slide. The back edge of the handleorgripping seetion is convened, being litted to the palm of the hand,while a concaved surface l() is formed at the front of the handle belowthe iringbarrel C in order to accommodate a iinger of the hand graspingthe handle.

The cartridge block or carrier 13 is shown in the drawings as providedwith three chambers, the intermediate chambers being sepa` rated bypartitions 15; but any desired n umber of chambers may be used. Eachchamber is open at both ends; but each chamber is shown as channeled atits rear or back end to receive theiianges of the cartridges 16. Asprlng 17 is secured to the lower end of the' bottom wall of the chamberll.' This spring is preferably made up of a series ol' independentleaves which-extend trai'xsverscly of the chamber, adjacent leaves beingalternately connect-rd at their opposite ends. 'lhe inner end of thespring 17 has an eye 17 formed thereon receiving'l a Jro'eciion or astud 17b from the bottom of the cartridge block or carrier 13. Thenormal tendency of the spring 17 is to draw the cartridge carrier orblock in direction ot' the bottoni of the chamber 1 1, in which it hasmovement.

' A cylinder 18, or what may be termed. a cylindrical jacket, is held toslide in the ripper barrel li, anda trigger 19 is attached to the.bottom side of the jacket 18, the said trigger extending to the loweror firing ibarrci, being,` however, independent of the lat- ICO 65 inarecess 313 at the back ot' the chamberli,

ter. The triggeris held to slide in an opennear the cen terof the barrelpreferably to its inner end, and at the inner end of the upper .portionof the 'cylinder or jacket 1S a second longitudinal opening 2l isproduced.

A firing-bolt 22 is heldto slide in thejacket 18. This firing-holt isprovided uponits under face with a lon gitndinal slot 23, into which apin 24 extends, being secured to the'trigger 19 and serving in a measureto limit the move ment of the iring-l'mlt.A A spring 25 is attaohed tothe front end of the'liring-bolt and to the front end portion of 'thesaid jacket or cylinder 18, which front end portion of the jacket has aflange'ihagainst which the spring bears. A second spring 2li passesthrough the spiral spring 25, being secured tothe forward end of thetifring-bolt'and to a loop 27 f or other form of keeper whichextend-sacross the front end of the barrel B in advance 'of -the jacket1.8, even when the latter is in its extreme forward position,illustrated in Fig. The outer and stronger sprinff 25 lneed not beactually attached tothe *firing* bolt, butem-aysiinply bear against thesame.

A recess 2S is made in the upperportion of the tiring-'bolt 22 Vnear itsrear end or heel, the forward er front wall of thesaiid-lrecess beingsomewhat coneaved. A pawl 29 is pivoted in 'the recess 2S ofihe'iring-bolt, and the head end of the pawl, which is normally forcedoutward past the top of ythe bolt by a spring 30, is normally inengagement with a Wall of a recess 3l, made in the under face of the top.endportion of the grip or handle A. TWhen the pawl (29 is thus inengagement with the grip or Vhandle section A, it locks the firingyboltand prevents it from being forced backward; but atthis tnne'the `jacketmay be carried backward by exerting tension in that di rection onthe'trigger i), compressing there-- by the outer and stronger spring 25and placing the inner spring iofunder tension, as also shawn in Fig. 4.When the trigger has been ca ried suiiiciently backward or nearly to thegrip or yhandle section A, the top rear edge portion of ,the jacket 1Swill have passed by the paul 2f), shown in Fig. Il, and `forced the headof. the pawl' `outi'rom' its slot or keeperol., whereupon thelargeorfiring spring 25, which'- had been compressed', will'force the rearorstriking end or heel ofthe firing-bolt Yiolentlyin direction ofl theback of the grip or handle section and across the magazinechamber ll.lVhen the firing-bolt is thus vcarried rearward, it strikes the head 34of the pivoted iiringwpin 32, rocking the said pin in such manner thatthe firing-point 35, which is at the oppositeend ot the tiring-pin, willbe brought violently in engagement with the cap of the cartridgein thelowermost chamber 'of the'eartridge cylinder or block, asv

shown in Fig. at. 'lhe iring-pin 32 is pivoted in which thecartridge-Minoli slides.

y'cap'.lZ, illustrated in Fig. 5.

After the firing-bolt has made its impact on the iring-pin it and thejacket are drawn back to their normal position by the lesser vspring 25%A ysafety-eatchl .3G is provided, which is in the nature 'of an angularbolt fulcrumed upon the front of the grip or handle section, and whenthe firing-holt and jacket are in their normal position (shown in Fig.3) by carrying one member of the safetycateh through the slot 2O in the,bottom of the upper barrel B and into a registering .slot 20, made inthe bottom of the jacket, (see Fig. 3,) the-jacket cannot be moved andthe weapon may be safely carried, since the trigger cannot be dra-wnrearward to ire a oartridge until the safety latch or catch isdisengaged from the` jacket. Even when the safetydatch i's disengagedfrom the jacket the Weapon me y fall to the ground and even strike anobject on the ground without producing a movement. of tl1e-iiring-bolt,and consequently a cartridge at that time can not be exploded.

In order that the smoke and waste products of combustion may readily.escape from theY pistol, slots 37 are nia-dein the top of the grip orhandle section, which are in comuninieation with the chamber ll. v

The mechanism for controlling the feed of the carl-.rid Oe carrier orblock after it hasbeen placed .in position for the iirst firev is asfollows: A cylindrical bolt 37 is held to slidein a suitable openingin.the front portion of the grip or handle section. A, between the .iringbarrel and the barrel 'carrying the Iiriug-bolt, nearer the former thanthe latter. The rear end of the bolt isinclined forwardly f rom the topin direction'of the bottom, and normallyI extends beyond the rear edgeof the front wall of the said handle, shown'particularly in Figs. 3 andal. 'lhe'bolt is proyided'with an opening 38 near-its rear end, whichcommuni cates with an interior chamber-'39. 'lh'e open- IIO ing 40, inwhich the bolt has increment, is

increased in diameter at its forward end in order to accommodate aspiral spring llmhieh surrounds the aforesaid bolt.

carries a retarding member 43, located `within the chamber of the bolt,and the said retarding member, when the cap l2 is'pressed, will Aextendbeyond the rear end of theboltl, which may be termed a locking-bolt. The

rctarding member -li is` held to slide. in the locking-bolt'through themedium of a pin lll,

which extends through any opening l5, made `inthe locking-bolt, as shownlntrtieularly in A small spring lhas bearing again-st f aslioulderfformed on the loeltingbolt and is rig. fr.

connected-with or has bearing against the A lug Yt7 is formed upon vtheretarding member near its rear end, the upper face of the rear end ofthe said retarding member being inclined from the lug to its rearextremity, as shown in Fig. l

5, and the lng L.L7-ori the retin-ding. member is adapted in operationto'enter the reef-:1s fl At the forward end of the bolt a .cap 42 isplaced, .vhicheapy It is obvious that the will have a rocking movein.the locking-bolt. retarding member ment in the locking-bolt.

- ger 19 said trigger will engage with the cap 42 and will inclinetheretarding member 43, as shownin Fig. 5, giving the said retardingmember an upward inclination to such an extent that its lug 47 willenter the opening 38 in the locking-bolt, while the rear end of theretarding member will be brought into engagement with the partitionformerly engaged by the locking-bolt when the trigger 19 is slight-lyreleased to relieve the cap 42, the spring 41 at that time acting toforce the retarding member locking-bolt to travel in the same direction.Therefore the partition in the cartridge-block will be relieved fromengagement with the locking-bolt and will be engaged by the retardingmember. This controllingmechanism having been entirely. freed fromenga-gement with the trigger, the spring 17 will act to draw thecartridgecarrier or bolt down` ward, forcing the retarding member 43 outof engagement with the locliing-bolt and permitting the spring 4.-(5 toact to throw the locking-bolt to its normal position, so that thelocking-bolt will engage with the upper partition of the ncxtchamber,permitting the cartridge of the intermediate chamber to be brought intoregistry or alinement with the firing-barrel, so that at the nextrearward movementof the tiring-bolt -the cartridge in Fig. 8.

Having thus described my invention, l

the intermediate chamber of the cartridgeblocl; will be exploded.

The forward ends of both of the barrels A and B are surrounded by areinforcing-band 48, and the forward end of the upper barrel B is closedby a plate #i9 cr itsJ equivalent.

Then the cartridge-carrier li is disconnected from its spring 17 and thecover for the chamber 11 is removed, the cartridge-carrier may be swu nglaterally out from the cham-- ber and loaded, as shown in dotted linesin claim as new Patentl. In a firearm, the combination with agrip orhandle provided with a chamber, of a cartridge-carrier held to slide inthc chamber, a

stationary Illing-barrel communicating with and desire to secure byLetters .said chamber, firing-bolt independent of the tiring-barrel andarranged to enter the chamber of the handle, a firingpin operated by thefiring-bolt, a trigger for the bolt, and

forward, compelling themeans for controlling the movement of thecartridge-carrier- I 2. In a rearm, the combination with a grip orhandle provided with a chamberand independent barrels communicating withthe chamber and connecting with said handle, one of the barrels being atiring-barrel, of a cartridge-carrier held to slide in said chamber, afiring-bolt placed in one of the barrels and arranged to enter saidhandle, a firingpin located in the handle, one portion of which is inthe path of the firing-bolt, a trigger for operating the tiring-bolt,and a feed device independent of and operated by said trigger.

3. In a firearm, the combination with a grip or handle provided with achamber, independent barrels communicating with thechamber andconnecting with said handle, one of the barrels being a tiring-barrel,and a cartridgecarrier having compartments for the cartridges andmounted to slide in said chamber, of a tension-controlled firing-boltheld to 'slide in one of the barrels and enter said handle, a tiring-pinoperated by the bolt, a trigger by which the bolt is operated, a springcontrolling the movement of the carrier in one direction, and a feeddevice controlling' the movement of the carrier in the other direction,said device being operated by the trigger.

et. 1n a pistol, a grip or handle section, the said grip or handlesection being' provided with a chamber, a cartridge carrier or carriageheld to travel in the said chamber, a tiring-pin for the cartridges, acontrolling device for the cartridgc-carricr, a firing-barrel connectedwith the said grip or handle, a second and upper barrel, connected withthe grip or handle section, a tiring-bolt ylocated in the upper barrel,and a trigger for actuating the said tiring-bolt, as and 'for posespecified.

5. In a pistol, a grip or handle section, the

said grip or handle section being provided with a chamber, a cartridgecarriage or carrier held to travel in the said chamber, a liring-pin forthe cartridges, a controlling dcvice for the cai'tridge-carrier, afiring-barrel connected with the said grip or handle, a second and upperbarrel connected with the grip or handle section, a liring-bolt locatedin the upper barrel, and a trigger for actuating the said liring-bclt,as and for the tied, the trigger being located,betwcen the two barrels,and a locking device for the iiring-bclt, as and,for the purpose setforth.

(S. In a pistol; the combination, with a grip or handle section, atension-controlled cartridge-carrier held to travel in the said section,a firing-pin contained in thc'handlc-section, and a regulating devicecarried by said Agrip or handle section for controlling the feed oi.'thc cartridge-'carrier, oi a firing-barrel, and a second or upperbarrel, bolli of which are in communication with the chamber in the gripor handle section, a lirirnboltcontained ICO IIO

purpose speciy in the upper. barrel, and a trigger located between thebarrels, arranged to operate the firing-bolt, 'as and for the purposeset forth.

7. In apistol, the combination, witha grip or handle section, a.tension-controlled cartridge-,carrier held to travel in the saidsection, a iiringpin contained in the handle-section, anda regulatingdevice carried by said grip or handle section for controlling the feedofthe cartridge-carmen'of a firing-barrel connected with the cham ber ofthe grip or han# the grip or handle section, a firing-pin and1 cartridge-carrier contained in the grip 'or handle section, a firing-bolt carriedby one of the barrels, a lool: for the bolt, and a trip for the saidlock, substantially as shown and described. l l

Q. In a pistol, the combination, withagrip or handle section providedwith an interior chamber, a tension-controlled cartridge block orcarrier-held to travel in the chamber, a lirf ing-pin held forengagement witlrthe eartridges of the saidfblock or carrier, and acontrolling device for said blbck or carrier, of a firing-barrel incommunication with the cham ber in the grip or handle section, a secondbarrel having the same communication, a tension-controlled Iiring-boltlocated in the second barrel, a loch for the firing-bolt,atension-controlled jacketsurroundin g the firingbolt and arranged as atrip for the lock, and a trigger located between the barrels andconnected with the said jacket, as and forthe purpose specified.

l0. In a pistol, the combination, with a grip or handle section providedwith an interior chamber, a tension-controlled cartridge block orcarrier held to travel in the chamber, a ring-pin held for. engagementwith the cartridges of the said block or carrier, and a controllingdevice for said block orl carrier, ola '1i ring-barrel in commu; ilcaticn with the ehamber in the grip or handle section, a second barrelhaving the same commnnication,a ten- -son-controlled tiring-boltlocated,V in the sec- ,opd barrel, a lock for the vfiring-bolt, a vten'-sien-controlied jaclcet'surrounding the firingbolt and arranged as atrip Afor the lock, andl -a triggerlocated between the barrels andconnected with the said jacket-,said trigger .being arranged in iterearward movement to operate-the controlling device for the cartridgecarrier or block, as and for the purpose specified. y f

l .In a pistol., the combination, with a grip or nanddel secticnprovided-`with :i chamber, a cartr ,block er carrier iniving ,slidingmovement in the said chamber, a tension device connected with the blockor carrier, and a firing-pin arranged for engagement with apredetermined cartridge in the carrier, of a tiring-barrel vincommunication with the chamber, a tiring-bolt tensionfcontrolled in twodirections, a lock for the iiring-bolt, a trip for the said lock, and a`trigger operating said trip, as and for the purpose specified.

l2. In a pistol, the combination, with agrip or handle section providedwith a chamber, a cartridge block or carrier having sliding Inovement inthe said chamber, a tension device connected with the block or carrier,and ar# ing-pin arranged for engagemeutwith a predetermined artridge inIthe carrier, of a iir ing-barrel in communication with the saidchamber, a second aud upper `barrel being in like communication with thechamber, a firing-bolt, tension-controlled in two directions,

`a lock for the firing-bolt, a .trip for the said lock, a triggeroperating ythe saidtrip, and a conti-piling device for the cartridgecarrier or bloei: o erated from the said trigger as and p c no for thepurpose specilied..

13. In a'pistol, a grip or handle adapted to be held entirely inthchand, independentbarA rels eommnnicating .with the grip or handle,one being above theother, a ringeb'olt carried by one of the barrels,the other being a iiring-barrel, a 'trigger arranged to trip' thefiring-bolt, said trigger havingmovement between the barrels, acartridge-carrier movably' mounted in the handle, a firing-pin operatedby the bolt, and a feed device for the carrier controlled bythe trigger.

14. A pistol consisting of a grip or handle i section shaped to be heldentirely in thehand, barrels connected with the said grip orliandlesection, one of which is a iring-barrel, a l-,

ing-,bolt contained in the-other barrel, a trigger, a trip deviceconnected therewith, operated with the said firing-bolt, a hammer andcartridge carrier or block contained in the grip or handle. section, aregulating device for the cartridge carrier or block, and a safety-latchfor' the said bolt, as and for the purpose speci- 15. In a pistol, thecombinationvith a slidin g'cartridge carrier or carriage divided intochambers, and a regulating device for the said cartridge carrier orblock, consisting of a lock# in g-bolt arranged for normal engagementWith a partition of the carrier or block, a retarding .member carried bythe said bolt, having roekber, as and for the purpose specified.

16. In a pistol, the combinatiomwitha gripv or handle section, acartridge carrier orblock held. tov slide therein, barrels communicatingwith the chamber of the handle-section, one barrel being aiiring-barrel,and a tcneion--con- 'trolled tiring-belt prmfided with alocking dcvice held to slide in the other barrel, and a IZO . with thechamber of 597x588, i a

trigger-operated trip for the lookin device of the firing-bolt, of afiring-pin operated by the firing-bolt and arranged for engagement witha predetermined cartridge .in the cartridgeearrienand meansubstantiallyas described, for controlling the movement of the cartridge carrier orblock, as and for the purpose set forth. i

17. In apistol, the combination, witha grip or handle section, acartridge carrier or bloek held to slide therein, barrels`eomn1unicfiting the handle-section, one barrel being a firing-barrel, etension-oon trolled bolt provided with a locking device held to slide inthe other barrel, and a, trigger-operated trip for the looking device ofthe firing-bolt, of a firing-pin operated by the r ing-bolt and arrangedfor engagement with a predeterminedv cartridge in the cartridge-earrier,and a locking-bolt provided with a retarding member, both of which arearranged for the regulation of the movement of the ear tridge carrier orblock, and both parts being .tension-controlled and operated .by thesaid trigger, as and for the purpose specified.

AUGUST NYGREN. Witnesses O. C. RIAN, N.- C. RIAN.

